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What the? That's not what it means here.; what words mean in your country
Topic Started: Apr 24 2007, 05:24 PM (7,362 Views)
Lis
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thought the aussies on here would get a kick out of this.....(btw i clearly didn't write this)


YOU KNOW YOU'RE AUSTRALIAN WHEN......

1. You're familiar with Neighbours, Home and Away, Playschool, A Country Practice, Norman Gunston, Barry Humphries, Blue Heelers, Ray Martin, Bert Newton, Lisa McCune, Jon Burgess, Number 96, Molly Meldrum, Kerry O'Brien, and of course, Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch.

2. You know that Burger King doesn't exist. It's Hungry Jacks.

3. You know that snow is a memorable and freakish occurrence. Sometimes it's even fake.

4. You know the difference between thongs and a G-banger

5. You know that "stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a "gimp", "bogan" or "geezer" is a random idiot, someone in trouble is in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans "rooting" for something.

4. You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in -o: arvo, combo, garbo, kero, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto etc.

5. You know that some ppl pronounce "Australia" like "Strayla" and that's ok.

6. You know that there is a universal place called "woop woop" located in the middle of nowhere... no matter where you actually are.

7. You know that while we call our friends 'mates', we don't use terms like 'shiela' and 'shrimp on the barbie', contrary to popular belief.

8. You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer because it tastes like shit. But we let the world think we do. Because we can.

9. You know that if a man has sex with another man, he's a homosexual, and (until recently), a criminal in Tasmania

10. You resent people who succeed over others- everyone should do the same thing, so we all get a "fair go"; a kind of 'American-dream' in reverse.

11. You've seen Gallipoli, Crocodile Dundee, Young Einstein, Muriel's Wedding, The Castle, Beneath Clouds, Strictly Ballroom, 40,000 Horsemen, and maybe even Wolf Creek.

12. It makes you happy when someone in Hollywood is actually Australian... Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Russle Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrman, Elle MacPherson, Olivia Newton-John, Midnight Oil, ACDC, INXS, Greg Norman, Cathy Freeman, Dawn Fraser, Pat Rafter, Ian Thorpe...

13. One word: Skippy.

14. You know that Sydney 2000 was one of our proudest moments in history. We just fucking rock.

15. You know that you are not going to die of cholera or other Third World diseases (remote Aboriginal communities are a different matter)

16. You know our country has never been conquered by a foreign nation (you don't count 1788).

17. We know that the Metric system will always be better than anything inches, feet, pounds and farenheit will ever offer

18. You drive on the left-hand side of the road.

19. If you're a pedestrian and cars are stopped at a red light, you will fearlessly cross the street in front of them. 'Hit and runs' just aren't cricket. Because aussies stick together.

20. You think of Australia as being somewhat out of place within the Asia-Pacific region; surrounded by unstable ex-colonial nations who regard you as racist, imperialist, and unfairly wealthy.

21. You know that New Zealanders are basically our naive country cousins, who have a weird fush-and-chups accent, and for some bizzare reason, think that they invented pavlova. Bastards. They are to be pitied and laughed at. They have no hope of gaining the upper hand in the endless sporting rivalry between our two nations.

22. You know that you can't eat Fantales alone... Otherwise who will you play the 'Who am I...' game with when you're reading the wrapper?

23. You know that Sydney should be the capital because Canberra is a hole.

24. You know that Americans think we're all Steve Irwin clones. And crickey, they couldn't be more wrong.

25. You know that Lawyers wear wigs and gowns. And we make it look good.

26. You have some time in your life slept with Aeroguard on in the summer. Maybe even as perfume.

27. You feel obliged to spread salty black stuff that looks like congealed motor oil on bread... and actually grow to like it. You've also squeeze Vegemite through Vita Wheats to make little Vegemite worms.

28. You believe that democracy means the freedom to draw caricatures of good ol' Johnny Howard

29. You think footballers dressing up in drag on TV is funny

30. You have the ability to compress several words into one - ie 'g'day' and 'd'reckn?'. This allows more space for profanities.

31. You've ever used the words - tops, ripper, sick, mad, rad, sweet - to mean good. And then you place 'bloody' in front of it when you REALLY mean it.

32. You know that the barbeque is a political arena; the person holding the tongs is always the boss and usually a man. And the women make the salad.

33. The private lives of footy and cricket players become more important than local and national news stories.

34. You say 'no worries' quite often, whether you realise it or not.

35. You know what fairy bread tastes like, and you can't imagine your childhood without it.

36. You know the first verse to the national anthem, but still don't know what "girt" means. And you're ok with that.

37. You've drank your tea/coffee/milo through a tim tam.

38. You know that backyard cricket is a nice way to bond with family and the rubbish bin. And the 'one bounce, one hand' rule always applies.

39. You know that we are home to the just about all of the world's deadliest of animals. That's why if anybody messes with us we'll get some funnel webs on their asses.

40. You see people walking bare-foot on the sidewalk and don't scorn.... because you're doing it too.

41. You know what trop-fest is and it makes you happy.

42. Sausage rolls and meat pies. End of story.

43. You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok and have offered advice that included the words, "she'll be right, mate".

44. You have a story that somehow involves an excessive consumption of goon... but you can't remember.

45. You own a Bond's chesty. In several different colours.

46. You've ordered a steak the size as your head and only paid $5 at your local RSL

47. You know that Italy should never have been granted that fateful kick in the 2006 Soccer World Cup.

48. You know how to slip, slop, slap like it's nobody's business.

49. You've heard the Prime Minister dismiss anyone who disagrees with him simply as 'un-Australian', and that's enough to make us sit down and shut up.

50. You know that the value of a public holiday is measured in terms of alchohol. God bless the queen and her 4-day birthday.



makes me proud to be an aussie!! :D
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I wanna visit Austrailia. :)
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8. You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer because it tastes like shit. But we let the world think we do. Because we can.
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27. You feel obliged to spread salty black stuff that looks like congealed motor oil on bread... and actually grow to like it. You've also squeeze Vegemite through Vita Wheats to make little Vegemite worms.


I wondered what Men at Work were on about in their song "Down Under" Now I realize they must have been singing vegemite sandwich.

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I fully admit that I'm suffering acute S/O/H failure here but when I read...

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15. You know that you are not going to die of cholera or other Third World diseases (remote Aboriginal communities are a different matter)
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20. You think of Australia as being somewhat out of place within the Asia-Pacific region; surrounded by unstable ex-colonial nations who regard you as racist, imperialist, and unfairly wealthy.


I wasn't slapping my knee with glee. Maybe it's because I'm a native of the "third world" that I linked those two together.... Anyway, isn't Australia an "ex-colonial nation", as well? Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

Yeah, clearly I'm not Australian, but I'd be amazed if a country with motor vehicles and beer has no hit-and-run accidents...

Sorry to be a downer, but I really was bummed out by the two items I quoted. I know the whole thing was meant to be pro-Aussie, but some of it just seemed anti-other things instead. :(

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I wanna visit Austrailia.   :)

you definitely should. & i'm hanging out to visit the US :)

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I wondered what Men at Work were on about in their song "Down Under"  Now I realize they must have been singing vegemite sandwich.

spot on! i love vegemite. while i was touring europe our ration of vegemite was being passed around at breakfast like a joint. the 80% strong aussie contingent needed their fix :rolleyes:

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I know the whole thing was meant to be pro-Aussie, but some of it just seemed anti-other things instead.

yes it's only a joke, tongue-in-cheek, sometimes downright sarcastic. that's just how we are.

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Just caught up on this thead.
Unfortunately Vegemite is owned by KRAFT, which I think is American owned.

And back to football, all football around the world is played by FIFA rules. I play ametuer all age womens football in Aus. The rules are the same with professionals except with professionals I think you can only have 3 substitutions, and if a player leaves the pitch he/she a can't come back on. In ameteur football there is unlimited interchange.
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May 25 2007, 03:28 PM
Unfortunately Vegemite is owned by KRAFT, which I think is American owned.

you would be correct. it's a shame it's not made here anymore :(
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Lis
May 24 2007, 04:36 PM


7. You know that while we call our friends 'mates', we don't use terms like 'shiela' and 'shrimp on the barbie', contrary to popular belief.

Hehe, so it's true Lis? You did mention this on MSN the other day :lol: I wanna come to Australia and eat Vegemite with you :)
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May 25 2007, 11:58 PM
Lis
May 24 2007, 04:36 PM


7. You know that while we call our friends 'mates', we don't use terms like 'shiela' and 'shrimp on the barbie', contrary to popular belief.

Hehe, so it's true Lis? You did mention this on MSN the other day :lol: I wanna come to Australia and eat Vegemite with you :)

lol, yes we definitely don't say shrimp unless we're poking fun at those tiny tiny prawns. our prawns are huge, we're pretty spoilt with seafood (doesn't mean i eat any of it, ewwww unfortuntely i can't stand any of it).

come to australiaaaaaa and visit me! i want to go back britain and i want to see wales etc so hopefully we can meet :D

if you like marmite you would probably like vegemite. much of a muchness.
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May 25 2007, 02:17 PM


come to australiaaaaaa and visit me! i want to go back britain and i want to see wales etc so hopefully we can meet :D


I told you, we'll negotiate something :)
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So, this Vegemite business, same as Marmite then? Do you have Beefy Bovril down under? Much more tastier than Marmite, in my opinion.

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I doubt if Cathy Freeman will "get a kick out of" No#15.
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KRAFT is American, but Vegemite is definitely Austrailian. In the ex-colonial nation, aka the states, KRAFT is more known for KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese. I know there's lots of ways to make this dish from scratch, not too mention all the generic Mac & Cheese, but there's only one KRAFT Mac & Cheese. Speaking of which, I always call Mac & Cheese, Cheesies, which even a lot of Americans don't know what the hell I'm talking about, when I call MAc & Cheese, Cheesies. Cheesies can't be unique to my family, so is there somewhere else in the US or world, where Mac & Cheese, is known as Cheesies? There's a lot of KRAFT branded cheese products in general, in the US.

Yes, this thread does remind me of my desires for travel.

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I pronounce it much like Cassandra, only without repeating the p sound and without rolling the Rs.
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Now, I'm wondering why you asked, too. Is someone, somewhere pronouncing it "hype-pah-Krete" or something?
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aj57 & Cassandra
 
Hypocrite
- I'm guessing you know US pronounciation, but I'll post, anyways.
I pronounce it much like Cassandra, only without repeating the p sound and without rolling the Rs.
Hi-po-krit.
Now that you have said this, I've realised that I don't repeat the p sound. So I'm in agreement with Hi-po-krit too! But it's not the same if you don't roll the Rs though!!

Never heard the name Cheesies (or Mac & Cheese) either! There are KRAFT products in the UK too but can't think of one at the moment.

ETA - Dairylea (soft cheese triangles for kids), Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Ritz Crackers and I think they recently bought the rights to Terry's Chocolate Orange (used to be made in England).
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Lis
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we have a lot of KRAFT cheese products here too, they probably outnumber KRAFT non-cheese products i would say. we have mac & cheese but call it macaroni & cheese (if someone was to call it mac & cheese i could see them getting a ribbing for using a very american term). it's not a hugely popular meal here though. there is very little of the instant variety in supermarkets (actually i can only think of one brand) and i can't remember the last time i or anyone i know made it from scratch (IMO the best way to have it! yum).

we also pronounce hypocrite "hip-o-krit" :D
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